Musings
Authenticity
Watching Jacinda Ardern give her farewell speech in the NZ parliament, I was moved by her inspiring words and reflected on what a truly authentic leader she is. For me she is an example of a human with heart, a leader with empathy and a...
Authenticity
Watching Jacinda Ardern give her farewell speech in the NZ parliament, I was moved by her inspiring words and reflected on what a truly authentic leader she is. For me she is an example of a human with heart, a leader with empathy and a...
Artificial intelligence making real impact on t...
In a world led by consumer greed and excess, where climate change is impacting global food production and the only certainty is that our food supplies are uncertain, who or what will save us? Artificial intelligence (AI) is infiltrating every aspect of our daily lives...
Artificial intelligence making real impact on t...
In a world led by consumer greed and excess, where climate change is impacting global food production and the only certainty is that our food supplies are uncertain, who or what will save us? Artificial intelligence (AI) is infiltrating every aspect of our daily lives...
Subscriptions to surprise
Following two years of a pandemic, where social movement was so severely restricted, new services and products came (and in some cases went) along that made our lives a whole lot simpler – gourmet take out, virtual working and teaching elderly parents how to connect...
Subscriptions to surprise
Following two years of a pandemic, where social movement was so severely restricted, new services and products came (and in some cases went) along that made our lives a whole lot simpler – gourmet take out, virtual working and teaching elderly parents how to connect...
Empowering women coffee farm owners is one way ...
Did you know that women are an integral part of the coffee industry representing about 70% of all labourers involved in fieldwork and harvesting. Sadly, this number declines significantly as it relates to coffee farm ownership where women only account for about 20%. Changing the...
Empowering women coffee farm owners is one way ...
Did you know that women are an integral part of the coffee industry representing about 70% of all labourers involved in fieldwork and harvesting. Sadly, this number declines significantly as it relates to coffee farm ownership where women only account for about 20%. Changing the...
Just another e-retailer of specialty coffee? I ...
Deciding to enter the coffee business with nothing other than a love for the product and some tech know how may seem foolish especially when the specialty coffee e-retailing business is so competitive. Well we wanted to try to make it better – better for...
Just another e-retailer of specialty coffee? I ...
Deciding to enter the coffee business with nothing other than a love for the product and some tech know how may seem foolish especially when the specialty coffee e-retailing business is so competitive. Well we wanted to try to make it better – better for...
When did coffee become synonymous with the phen...
In 2002, Trish Rothgeb first coined the phrase “third wave coffee” as a way to get consumers to engage more with the coffee industry but the phrase has stuck and the debate rages amongst many today as to whether we have entered into the fourth...
When did coffee become synonymous with the phen...
In 2002, Trish Rothgeb first coined the phrase “third wave coffee” as a way to get consumers to engage more with the coffee industry but the phrase has stuck and the debate rages amongst many today as to whether we have entered into the fourth...
My two greatest loves, chocolate and coffee, sh...
I recently learned the story of Tony Chocolonely and if you don’t know it I will attempt to give a brief summary here. My key takeaway from the story was how a single person, with a belief in wanting to wrong rights and to lead...
My two greatest loves, chocolate and coffee, sh...
I recently learned the story of Tony Chocolonely and if you don’t know it I will attempt to give a brief summary here. My key takeaway from the story was how a single person, with a belief in wanting to wrong rights and to lead...
What is Ethical coffee?
More and more we see the use of the word ethical to describe not just individual and corporate behaviour but also raw materials right through to final products. Whilst this is not a new concept, savvy consumers are becoming more concerned about factors like the...
What is Ethical coffee?
More and more we see the use of the word ethical to describe not just individual and corporate behaviour but also raw materials right through to final products. Whilst this is not a new concept, savvy consumers are becoming more concerned about factors like the...